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Civil service overhaul tests coalition
Six hundred university administrative staff who were suspended last year as part of a civil service mobility scheme are set to get their jobs back after an agreement between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his coalition partner Evangelos Venizelos late on Sunday resolved a dispute between two ministries over the number of employees who should be rehired.
Greece-based Star Bulk set to buy Oceanbulk companies
Star Bulk Carriers Corp said it would buy Oceanbulk Shipping LLC and Oceanbulk Carriers LLC in an all-stock deal to create the largest US-listed dry-bulk shipper.
Star Bulk is issuing 54.104 million new shares to buy the Oceanbulk companies, valuing the deal at about $653 million based on Star Bulks Friday close of $12.07.
Energy tops talks agenda between Azeris and Greeks
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and visiting Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Monday discussed two major investments that promise to draw much-needed revenue the privatization of Greeces gas transmission network (DESFA) and the construction of the Trans Adriatic Gas Pipeline (TAP), that would cross Greece.
Berlin denies espionage allegations
Berlin has denied media reports that the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) had been monitoring online activity in Greece, among other countries.
Speaking to journalists on Monday, Germanys deputy government spokesman Georg Streiter said that although Greece was mentioned in internal BND documents, the country itself was not being monitored.
Three arrested in Athens over energy investment scam
Police have arrested three suspects, aged 41, 45 and 47, and are seeking another three in connection with a scam run by individuals claiming to represent a company investing in photovoltaic energy and asking for start-up capital.
The gang, which was active in Athens, is believed to have made more than 600,000 euros in the phoney investment scheme from at least 17 people.
High-quality flood defence through joint efforts
BELGRADE - The catastrophic floods which recently hit the region came as a warning to the countries along the course of the Sava River that they need to invest joint efforts to find a high-quality solutions concerning flood defence mechanisms, regional ministers agreed at the meeting in Belgrade on Monday.